Over the weekend the group block sold out. The hotel is not willing to
extend it . Rooms are available at the rate of $219 per night.  There
may be some attrition so it is worth calling the hotel (Renaissance
Providence) to see a room at the group rate ($135) is available. --
888 236-2427, 401-919-5000

Some nearby hotels (all in walking distance of the Renaissance):
Courtyard Providence:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pvddt-courtyard-providence-downtown/
1-800-321-2211, 1-401-272-1191

Hilton Providence:
http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/PVDPRHF-Hilton-Providence-Rhode-Island/index.do
1-800-HILTONS, 1-401-831-3900

Westin Providence:
http://www.westinprovidence.com/
800- WESTIN-1, (401) 598-8000

Hotel Providence
http://www.hotelprovidence.com/
800-861-8990, 401-861-8000

Providence Biltmore
http://www.providencebiltmore.com/
800-294-7709

On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Bess Sadler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hey, Brian. I ran into the same problem today, but I called on the phone and
> they were able to book me at the conference rate anyway. If anyone else runs
> into this problem do try telephoning.
>
> Bess
>
> On 11-Jan-09, at 12:04 AM, Brian Seitz wrote:
>
>> I just tried to book a room using the discount code and the website told
>> me there are no rooms available for that code/date.  So it seems it is
>> overbooked.  Hopefully the block can be increased.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> ----- "jean rainwater" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> We're getting very close to filling the guest block. We talked to the
>>> hotel folks yesterday about the possibility of increasing it but
>>> don't
>>> have an answer yet.  Anyone who's registered and has not made a
>>> reservation yet should do asap. -- Jean
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Schneider, Wayne
>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hey, Jonathan.  That's weird - the hotel told me (well, the web
>>>
>>> site
>>>>
>>>> told me) that 1 king bed was not available at this time.  I placed
>>>
>>> the
>>>>
>>>> reservation Wednesday.  Have you called?  I wouldn't mind swapping,
>>>> since I'm not sharing the room with anyone, but I begin to suspect
>>>
>>> that
>>>>
>>>> the guest block may simply be overbooked.
>>>>
>>>>      wayne
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>>>
>>> Of
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan Rochkind
>>>> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 4:15 PM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] hotel for conf?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So the Marriott for the conference hotel is telling me there are no
>>>> rooms with two queen beds available. That's kind of a problem, since
>>>
>>> I
>>>>
>>>> was planning on sharing a room with a colleague.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know if there's any way around that?
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jonathan Rochkind
>>>> Digital Services Software Engineer
>>>> The Sheridan Libraries
>>>> Johns Hopkins University
>>>> 410.516.8886
>>>> rochkind (at) jhu.edu
>>>>
>>
>> --
>> Brian Seitz
>> Tri-College Libraries
>> Bryn Mawr | Haverford | Swarthmore
>> 610-526-5294
>